Which to use
“férias” and “foras” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,572
- “férias” frequency rank
- #35,602
- “foras” frequency rank
- 37174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | férias | foras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | período de folga a que têm direito trabalhadores e estudantes | forma plural de fora |
Where the eye mixes férias and foras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. férias runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against foras's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: férias vs foras
A purely visual mix-up. férias (/ˈfɛ.ɾjaʃ/) and foras (/ˈfɔ.ɾas/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
férias is recorded at frequency rank #1,572, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɛ.ɾjaʃ/. foras is at rank #35,602, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɔ.ɾas/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37174, this pair ranks #29,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of férias vs foras
Shared letters: afrs. Private to "férias": ié. Private to "foras": o.
"férias" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "foras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- foras ← fforas · foars · forass · forras · forsa · froas · ofras
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "férias" for "foras" ever safe?
Frequency check: "férias" vs "foras" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "férias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "férias" and "foras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fodão vs foras". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #29,499 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.